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Rice County
Chair Steve Cherney
Events occurring in Faribault, not only events this BPOU created.
Early voting*
You can vote from Friday, September 18 right through Monday, November 2 — no excuse or reason needed. Walk in, get a ballot, vote it there. On Tuesday, November 3 you vote at your own precinct instead, not at these offices.
Closed right now
Voting reopens at 8 AM tomorrow.
Rice County Government Services Building
320 3rd St NW
Faribault, MN 55021
Regular hours
- Monday–Thursday, 8 AM – 3:30 PM
- Friday, 8 AM – 11 AM in September
- Friday, 8 AM – 3:30 PM from October
- Closed Saturday and Sunday — except the extra dates below
Extra dates, every location
- Sat, October 24 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Tue, October 27 — open late, until 7 PM
- Sat, October 31 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Sun, November 1 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Mon, November 2 — open late, until 5 PM
Entrance and parking details for this office are not published by the state. Call the county auditor if you need them.
In September this office closes at 11:00 a.m. on Fridays — including opening day, 18 September.
Closed right now
Voting reopens at 8 AM tomorrow.
Northfield City Hall
801 Washington St S
Northfield, MN 55057
Regular hours
- Monday–Thursday, 8 AM – 3:30 PM
- Friday, 8 AM – 11 AM in September
- Friday, 8 AM – 3:30 PM from October
- Closed Saturday and Sunday — except the extra dates below
Extra dates, every location
- Sat, October 24 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Tue, October 27 — open late, until 7 PM
- Sat, October 31 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Sun, November 1 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Mon, November 2 — open late, until 5 PM
Entrance and parking details for this office are not published by the state. Call the county auditor if you need them.
Closes at 11:00 a.m. on Fridays.
Closed right now
Voting reopens at 9 AM on Thursday, October 22.
Carleton College
Great Hall in Severance Hall, 205 College St N
Northfield, MN 55057
Regular hours
- Thu, October 22, 9 AM – 2 PM
- This site opens on these dates only — not every weekday.
Entrance and parking details for this office are not published by the state. Call the county auditor if you need them.
Who runs the election here
Denise Anderson
Rice County election official
Phone: 507-332-6104
Email: rcelections@ricecountymn.gov
County elections page: www.ricecountymn.gov
Office: Rice County Elections, 320 3rd St NW, Faribault, MN 55021
Absentee ballots: Rice County Elections
From the Secretary of State's county election-office directory, read 2026-09-20. The county is the authority on its own election — if what you find here and what they say differ, they are right.
* “Early voting” here means at-will in-person absentee voting. Anyone registered may do it from September 18 — no excuse, no reason required. (The narrower process Minnesota statute calls Early Voting starts October 16; from a voter’s side of the counter the two look much the same.) It is entirely optional — you give up nothing by waiting and voting at your precinct on Tuesday, November 3.
Hours and addresses from the Minnesota Secretary of State, verified 13 September 2026. The state may add locations up to 17 September. For anything specific to a building, the county auditor is the authority — mnvotes.gov.